Post by Denielle Summers on Apr 6, 2024 15:53:18 GMT -5
"It's nice to be shown some respect around here, you know."
Denni Summers grinned as she stood before the camera. Damnation and a Day XXII was just a few short days away, and Denni was set to take on one of her most physically imposing threats to date, Mighty Frank. Despite the glaring size and strength disadvantage, however, she seemed surprisingly confident as she prepared to take on the man she had come to blows with at the latest Pure Mayhem.
"Now, I actually appreciate some of the things you said, Frank. The way certain people around here like to belittle me, it's nice to find somebody who actually gets where I'm coming from. It's true that I haven't exactly had the best track record around here, lately, but it's also true that I've already won pretty much everything there is to win around here, so what do I really have to prove? I'm not here to prove anything, just have fun. And, sure, apparently that rubs certain people the wrong way, but, well... Why should I care? At the end of the day, I need to do what I want to do.
Now, along with that comes a feeling of self-preservation, at times, I'll admit. If I want to keep doing what I like to do, I can't getting myself hurt, can I? People have called me a quitter, but I call it being smart. If I've got nothing to prove, and something stops being fun, well... Why shouldn't I just exit the situation? For example, it was nice being Elimination Champion, but it's not like being Elimination Champion defined me. Sure, I may have underestimated Miss Daisy, and that's on me. She caught me off guard, caught me in a... Less than pleasant situation, in the middle of the ring, and, well... What did I truly lose by bailing? A title that didn't actually raise my status? It sucks, but it's an acceptable loss, and that's what this is all about: Acceptable losses. I know not everybody will agree with me, but, well... The people important to me do, and the Sweet Teeth sure do, so what else is there?
That does bring me to Mighty Frank, though, who... If I'm being honest, does seem like he presents me with something to gain. Look, it's no secret that I've had some run-ins with The Libertines over time. On one hand, I've had some difficulty with Duke and Ava Jupiter. On the other hand, well... I'm the reason Mr. Natural has basically ceased to exist, here. Frank may think I don't really have anything to gain from beating him, and maybe I really don't, on the surface. Hell, he's only a former Libertine, anyway. That said, something about beating a Libertine, even a former one, feels like it'll do my heart good, so I'm all about this opportunity. Now, I'm not looking to rid the company of him, like I ended up doing with Natural. Quite the opposite, in fact. Maybe if I beat him, it'll encourage him to be even better. Still, I want to take full advantage of the opportunity to show the world that, no matter how mighty Mighty Frank may be, he's not mighty enough to take me down.
The problem for you, Frank, is that somebody like me... I actually present a bit of a problem, for somebody like you. Yes, I'm not what I used to be, I'll be the first to admit that, and yes, I literally just lost to Miss Daisy, of all people, who doesn't even seem to take any of this seriously. That said, while I'm okay with acceptable losses, and I'm not above having an exit strategy when things stop being fun... There's one thing that I've always prided myself on, and that's that it's damn hard to keep me down. That's how I've made my career, after all. Taking on people like Axl James Slade, the Southern Pistols, Terry Williams... People who thought that, if they beat be down enough, I'd inevitably stop getting up. Do you know what I did, though? I kept getting up. I kept getting up, and I kept coming back, until it was I who outlasted them. That's been my key to success. Hit me with a chair, I'll get back up. Powerbomb me through a table, I'll get back up. Do your worst, and I'm gonna get back up. That's what I excel at... a Resiliency that's been pretty much unmatched by anybody else, in all of my years here.
What will you do, Frank, if you hit me with a SENKO DOMINATION, and I get back up? What will you do, Frank, if you start Hangin' Drywall, and I keep tearing it down? What will you do if you, much like so many others before you, aren't mighty enough to keep me down? You're strong, Frank, abnormally so... I won't take that away from you. But are you strong enough to actually put me down? I think that's what everybody wants to see. If you ask me, I don't think so, and, well... I'm looking forward to proving that.
You say you aren't using me as a stepping stone, Frank, and maybe you aren't, in the traditional sense. It's clear that you think you have something to gain from beating me, though. You want to beat me to prove that you can do what Mr. Natural couldn't. What happens, though, if in the process... Instead of proving that you can do what Mr. Natural couldn't, you instead prove that you can't do what even Miss Daisy, of all people, did? Can you take facing that? Will you still be able to climb, if that becomes your reality? Part of me hopes you can, because I'm not actually looking to be the end of Mighty Frank... But another part of me is also excited to see what happens if I actually manage to take power away from the one and only Mighty Frank, himself.
It'll be fun either way, I think... A show truly not worth missing. Make sure you tune in, Sweet Teeth, because I have a feeling you won't want to miss this, regardless."
She winks as the scene fades out.
Denni Summers grinned as she stood before the camera. Damnation and a Day XXII was just a few short days away, and Denni was set to take on one of her most physically imposing threats to date, Mighty Frank. Despite the glaring size and strength disadvantage, however, she seemed surprisingly confident as she prepared to take on the man she had come to blows with at the latest Pure Mayhem.
"Now, I actually appreciate some of the things you said, Frank. The way certain people around here like to belittle me, it's nice to find somebody who actually gets where I'm coming from. It's true that I haven't exactly had the best track record around here, lately, but it's also true that I've already won pretty much everything there is to win around here, so what do I really have to prove? I'm not here to prove anything, just have fun. And, sure, apparently that rubs certain people the wrong way, but, well... Why should I care? At the end of the day, I need to do what I want to do.
Now, along with that comes a feeling of self-preservation, at times, I'll admit. If I want to keep doing what I like to do, I can't getting myself hurt, can I? People have called me a quitter, but I call it being smart. If I've got nothing to prove, and something stops being fun, well... Why shouldn't I just exit the situation? For example, it was nice being Elimination Champion, but it's not like being Elimination Champion defined me. Sure, I may have underestimated Miss Daisy, and that's on me. She caught me off guard, caught me in a... Less than pleasant situation, in the middle of the ring, and, well... What did I truly lose by bailing? A title that didn't actually raise my status? It sucks, but it's an acceptable loss, and that's what this is all about: Acceptable losses. I know not everybody will agree with me, but, well... The people important to me do, and the Sweet Teeth sure do, so what else is there?
That does bring me to Mighty Frank, though, who... If I'm being honest, does seem like he presents me with something to gain. Look, it's no secret that I've had some run-ins with The Libertines over time. On one hand, I've had some difficulty with Duke and Ava Jupiter. On the other hand, well... I'm the reason Mr. Natural has basically ceased to exist, here. Frank may think I don't really have anything to gain from beating him, and maybe I really don't, on the surface. Hell, he's only a former Libertine, anyway. That said, something about beating a Libertine, even a former one, feels like it'll do my heart good, so I'm all about this opportunity. Now, I'm not looking to rid the company of him, like I ended up doing with Natural. Quite the opposite, in fact. Maybe if I beat him, it'll encourage him to be even better. Still, I want to take full advantage of the opportunity to show the world that, no matter how mighty Mighty Frank may be, he's not mighty enough to take me down.
The problem for you, Frank, is that somebody like me... I actually present a bit of a problem, for somebody like you. Yes, I'm not what I used to be, I'll be the first to admit that, and yes, I literally just lost to Miss Daisy, of all people, who doesn't even seem to take any of this seriously. That said, while I'm okay with acceptable losses, and I'm not above having an exit strategy when things stop being fun... There's one thing that I've always prided myself on, and that's that it's damn hard to keep me down. That's how I've made my career, after all. Taking on people like Axl James Slade, the Southern Pistols, Terry Williams... People who thought that, if they beat be down enough, I'd inevitably stop getting up. Do you know what I did, though? I kept getting up. I kept getting up, and I kept coming back, until it was I who outlasted them. That's been my key to success. Hit me with a chair, I'll get back up. Powerbomb me through a table, I'll get back up. Do your worst, and I'm gonna get back up. That's what I excel at... a Resiliency that's been pretty much unmatched by anybody else, in all of my years here.
What will you do, Frank, if you hit me with a SENKO DOMINATION, and I get back up? What will you do, Frank, if you start Hangin' Drywall, and I keep tearing it down? What will you do if you, much like so many others before you, aren't mighty enough to keep me down? You're strong, Frank, abnormally so... I won't take that away from you. But are you strong enough to actually put me down? I think that's what everybody wants to see. If you ask me, I don't think so, and, well... I'm looking forward to proving that.
You say you aren't using me as a stepping stone, Frank, and maybe you aren't, in the traditional sense. It's clear that you think you have something to gain from beating me, though. You want to beat me to prove that you can do what Mr. Natural couldn't. What happens, though, if in the process... Instead of proving that you can do what Mr. Natural couldn't, you instead prove that you can't do what even Miss Daisy, of all people, did? Can you take facing that? Will you still be able to climb, if that becomes your reality? Part of me hopes you can, because I'm not actually looking to be the end of Mighty Frank... But another part of me is also excited to see what happens if I actually manage to take power away from the one and only Mighty Frank, himself.
It'll be fun either way, I think... A show truly not worth missing. Make sure you tune in, Sweet Teeth, because I have a feeling you won't want to miss this, regardless."
She winks as the scene fades out.